Lâpa
 Lapa prepared with poppy seeds. | |
| Type | Porridge |
|---|---|
| Associated cuisine |  Turkey |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Rice |
Lapa (Turkish) or lapas (Greek λαπάς) is a kind of rice porridge or gruel eaten in the Balkans, Levant, and Middle East. It is made of just rice, water, and salt and has the consistency of a thick soup.
In Greek cuisine, it is used as a remedy for diarrhea, served with lemon juice.[1]
Etymology
The dictionary of the Türk Dil Kurumu considers it a loanword from Pontic Greek ("Rumca").[2]
A scholar of Turkish loanwords, on the other hand, gives it an Armenian origin: լափ lap’ 'watery food for dogs, pap for babies'.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ G. Babiniotis, Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας (1998)
- ^ "TÜRK DİL KURUMU". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Robert Dankoff, Armenian Loanwords in Turkish, ISBN 3-447-03640-0. p. 53 snippet